Halicke: Smith's seeing familiar signs of a breakthrough on offense

DK Pittsburgh Sports 9/19 11:25A Chris Halicke

Despite the 15.5 points per game the Steelers are averaging on offense through the first two weeks of the season, Arthur Smith is encouraged by what his offense is doing. Part of it is because the team is 2-0 after starting the season with two...

Malkin, Penguins' oldest player, aims to be more of a leader in 19th season

DK Pittsburgh Sports 9/19 10:57A Taylor Haase

The pace of the Penguins' scrimmages throughout the first two days of camp have been pretty good. Not exactly game-like, but there's obvious effort there from everyone. It's obviously just a September scrimmage, and players celebrate...

Steelers Week 3 injury report: Rookie receiver logs full practice

Steelers Wire 9/19 10:09A Allison Koehler

The Pittsburgh Steelers could finally have rookie wide receiver Roman Wilson in the lineup when they take on the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday. On Thursday, Wilson logged his second full practice of the season, hoping to ease his way into action...

DK's Double Shot: Steelers banging on the door!

DK Pittsburgh Sports 9/19 10:00A Dejan Kovacevic

Gimme him: One player the Steelers would steal from the Chargers

Steelers Wire 9/19 9:53A Allison Koehler

The Pittsburgh Steelers finally get their home opener when they welcome the Los Angeles Chargers to Acrisure Stadium on Sunday. Here at  Steelers Wire , we’re conducting a fun exercise where we hypothetically steal one player from the Chargers to...

Kevin Hayes, a key piece for how the Penguins’ roster puzzle will come together

PensBurgh 9/19 6:12A Hooks Orpik

Photo by Scott Rovak/NHLI via Getty Images The big forward scored a training camp hat trick and we examine possibilities on where he might end up playing The placement for where Kevin Hayes would be...

Steelers OL coach Pat Meyer might be a serious problem

Steelers Wire 9/19 4:55A Curt Popejoy

Raise your hand if you miss Mike Munchak. The Pittsburgh Steelers offensive line has been on a steady decline since the offensive line coach left the team despite heavy investments in the position in both free agency and the NFL draft. The easy...

Holstein trying to prove his supporters, family right

DK Pittsburgh Sports 9/19 4:33A Greg Macafee

Through three games as Pitt's starting quarterback, Eli Holstein has made a name for himself but, he's not about proving doubters wrong, he's motivated to prove his supporters right.

5 Steelers who must step up versus the Chargers

Steelers Wire 9/19 4:11A Curt Popejoy

This week two of the final nine undefeated teams square off when the Pittsburgh Steelers welcome the Los Angeles Chargers to town. This will easily be the toughest game of the season for the Steelers as the Chargers bring in the toughest defense...

Steelers eyeing return of offensive rookie to shore up passing game

Steelers Wire 9/19 3:33A Curt Popejoy

Last week we saw the healthy return of Pittsburgh Steelers offensive tackle Troy Fautanu and the offensive line got a nice boost from the addition. This week we hope the Steelers offense gets another offensive playmaker back just in time to take...

How to buy Pittsburgh Steelers Justin Fields jersey, t-shirt, more

Steelers Wire 9/19 3:07A Nick Wojton

It is Justin Fields time in Pittsburgh. The Steelers are moving forward with the young quarterback as their man under center after their first two games of the 2024 NFL season came back as wins....

Pens “looking for...competitive spirit” at training camp

PensBurgh 9/19 2:40A Hooks Orpik

Day one thoughts at Penguins training camp The first day of training camp is always a little like the first day of school. Everyone is happy to be back, with some extra giddiness in knowing their...

Over/under for the Pittsburgh Penguins core players in 2024-25 season

PensBurgh 9/19 12:04A Gretz

Photo by Justin Berl/Getty Images Checking in with another round of over/under for the 2024-25 Pittsburgh Penguins season. We have one more round of over/under for the 2024-25 Pittsburgh Penguins ,...

Russell Wilson can win the Steelers more games than Justin Fields can

Steelers Wire 9/18 9:30P Andrew Vasquez

While the Pittsburgh Steelers are sitting at an impressive 2-0, it is clear to see that on these given Sundays, the defense is winning these games. Whether it s designed quarterback runs, RPOs, play-action passes, or even simple snaps under...

The Pirates' bullpen: Touted in the spring, terrible all summer

DK Pittsburgh Sports 9/18 9:11P José Negron

On a night where David Bednar and Jalen Beeks combined to allow six runs on four hits and three walks in the seventh inning of the Pirates' 10-5 loss to the Cardinals Wednesday at Busch Stadium, Derek Shelton pinpointed one particular area in...